How Do I Stop Completely Biting My Nails - Top Remedies That Can Eliminate Your Nail Biting - By: J.J. Yong

Suffering from brittle, broken, soft and uneven nails that are just so unattractive then you tend to hide your hands away from the public eye? If you're a nail biter and you're trying to break the habit then good on you! Too many people today have developed this habit and although many have tried, not all have succeeded. Now, if you're serious about not biting anymore then you could follow these simple remedies but you have to be determined enough to keep trying and don't give up.

To eliminate your bad habit, you need to start by getting rid of the source. Smokers give up cigarettes when they're trying to quit and recovering alcoholics stay away from alcohol, so in the same manner you need to keep away from your weakness which are your nails. Invest in a pocket nail clipper and keep it on your at all times, the moment you see that your nails have grown a tiny bit, instead of using it as an opportunity to bite, whip out the clipper and cut your nails instead. If you keep them short, you won't have anything to bite and soon enough, you'll grow out of the habit. it also helps to put little reminders on your walls with post its, reminding yourself that you shouldn't be biting your nails, this way if you're doing it unconsciously, you'll be aware of it the moment you see the post it and you'll stop.

If you just can't seem to help yourself but to bite away be it knowingly or not, then you're in too deep into the habit and it's time for an awaking habit breaker technique. Go to any supermarket or drugstore and pick up a bottle of nail biting formula that is specially created for this very purpose. It's a gel based product which should be applied to your nails about two to three times a week. After application, you can just go about your usual lifestyle but the moment you so much as put your fingers near your mouth you'll receive a shocking taste that is either bitter or sour. The taste of the formula is so repulsive that it will alert you whenever you bite your nails and you'll think twice about doing it the next time. The period of time that the formula lasts and the taste varies based on brands and manufacturers.

Since it's going to be a tough journey to break the habit, don't do it alone. Tell the people around you about your intentions and get them to help you as well. Your family, friends, colleagues, classmates or whoever else who you spend time with can help you by swatting your hand away at any time they see you making attempts to bite your nails. It would be even better if you could get another nail biting friend to stop biting as well, this way you can help and motivate each other and together you can break the habit.

Put your heart into it and you'll see that as hard as it is to stop biting your nails, it's not impossible.

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